Entering Aptos High Sports Hall of Fame Together
Saturday May 3 at Seascape Golf Club – Social Hour at 4 p.m.
APTOS – The first Aptos High team to win a Central Coast Section football championship and the winningest football coach in the Mariners history have been selected for the Aptos High Sports Hall of Fame. They will be inducted together during the special ceremonies and awards banquet on Saturday May 3 at Seascape Golf Club.
But the Class of 2014 includes more than just local football heroes; this group also includes elite swimmers, international competitors in soccer and strongman competitions as well as a nationally acclaimed cheerleader.
The 2003 football season produced Aptos’ first section title in the sport, under the direction of Coach Bill Garrison. The Mariners went 12-1 overall (the school’s best single-season mark), broke or tied 15 school records, finished No. 4 in the San Jose Mercury News Top 15 and were ranked 25th in the state by Cal-Hi Sports.
Garrison, who came to Aptos High in 1991, is both the longest-tenured football coach in school history and has the most wins (97 in 159 games), serving 15 years before leaving for Cabrillo College, where he is now head football coach. In 2003, he was selected as Coach-of-the-Year in the league and section, and was Coach of the Year again in 2004. While at Cabrillo, the Seahawks have won two Coast Conference Championships and the 2007 Capital Shrine Bowl.
Six more unique honorees round out the 2014 Class of inductees:
- Angela Anderson (Class of 1997), track & field, soccer: won five league track and field titles (triple jump, long jump, 4x100m relay); CCS and CIF State qualifier; two-time soccer League Defensive MVP; competed in track & field at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.
- Jim Corbeau (Class of 1982) swimming, water polo: first Aptos swimmer to break the 1 minute barrier in the 100-yard breaststroke; high school All-American.
- Greg Henning (Class of 1972), swimming, water polo: first multiple champion in school swim team history, went on to become team MVP at Cabrillo in both sports and all-conference swimmer at San Jose State.
- Jason Horner (Class of 1998) cross-country, water-polo, soccer, tennis: team captain and MVP in water polo, soccer and tennis; played for No. 1-ranked San Jose State soccer team; played professional soccer in the Australia Premier League.
- Claire Linney (Class of 2005) swimming, water polo: all-league in water polo, going on to play at Santa Clara University, where she became team MVP and all-conference.
- Robert Oberst (2003) football, track & field: the most honored lineman in school history, named to all-state and all-CCS teams; set school record in shot put; played football at Western Oregon University; now competes in World’s Strongest Man competitions.
- Stephie Ziglar (Class of 2002) cheer: the most decorated high school cheerleader in Santa Cruz County history; selected to the National Cheerleading Association All-American Team all four years.
The Hall of Fame event begins with Social Hour at 4 p.m., with dinner and the program to begin at 5 p.m.
Tickets for the Aptos High Sports Hall of Fame celebration are $50 each and may be reserved through Aptos High Athletic Director Mark Dorfman, at 688-6565, ext. 483 and [email protected]